The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-07-23

gagged in cleaning the streets all week.
The Changers excursion to Bay Ridge
on Thursday next will be the only one this
season to that popular resort,
Rev. j. NJ. Clymer, of keyser, West Nir
ginia, will occupy the pulpit of the Elkton
PRESBYTERIAN church tomorrow
One of Singerly's teams driven by a
new hand ran against the lamp-poSt on the
corner of Main and Bridge streets, at the
Episcopal church, on Monday and demol-
i,hed the post.
Gilbert Richie, the infant son of Chas.
S and Anna r. Horn, Of Wilmington, died
on Sunday last, aged months. Mrs. Horn
was formerly Miss Anna Richie and has
many friends in Elkton.
Lieutenant George Il. Ash, of the
Gro0me Guards, has been appointed by the
Adiutant General 10 be adjutant of the
Third Battalion which is composed of the
conpany'S of the Eastern Shore, with rank
nf captain.
WIN. T. Lee, on the johnson" farm
about 2'I miles from Elkton, had a valua-
BILE COW killed by lightning on Thursday
afternoon. Unfortunately he holds policy
in Live Stock Insurance Co, on his horses
but not on cattle.
John Footey, whose pleasant home on
the banks Of the North Elst river is visited
by many city people during the summer
months, has been unfortunate in losing
ct. 4,
death was caused by the gapes.
The ladies' of Hopewell NJ. +. church
purpose holding festival on the church
property the afternoon and evening of July
Doth (Tuesday) commencing at 3 p. NJ.
Ice cream and confectionery in abundance.
Ifthat evening should prove stormy it will
he continued the next evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Denny, widow Of the
late VIM. Denny, celebrated the 18th ami
versary of her birth by having a pleasant
family reunion at her residence on West
Main street. Her three children, nine
grandchildren and one great-grandchild
wer- present TO do honor to the occasion.
Sheriff Robert Mackey met with an ac-
tltltiiG vi IiuiN nlSliG Va ldtSG Ntth hS ut
was driving through a woods near Singerly
station, on his way home from Louisville,
Pa, it was so dark that lie could not see
his horse. His team Went over an emhank-
inent and the top was broken Oft the buggy
III which he was driving and the vehicle
otherwise injured. one Of the sheriff $
arms was so painfully hurt that he could
not raise it the following day.
Rev. Frederick d. Power, pastor of the
Garfield Memorial church, Washin Eton, y.
G., and pastor OF the late President as well
rs chaplain of the 47th Congress- Will lee
rure at Caskey Hail, Newark, on Monday
evening, August 1st, at 3 o'clock. Subject,
"Reiigious Life and Character of James \.
Garfield" Tickets are ~ cents, and the
proceeds will go to the building fund of the
Christian church. The New York Times
says: Ills address was all impressive and
effective panegyric of the martyred states
man"
On Friday of last week. Walter Harri-
gan, son of Christopher Harrigan, of Bald
wins mills Cor, as the postal authorities
ha'o uuuoti IL, lpduh, J was bduls Hull
He is employed as carpenter on the Phil
adelphia extension of the B. X o. railroad,
and was attempting to remove gauge from
the track in front of an approaching engine
when he was struck on the head. He was
brought to his fathers home at Baldwin 5
and Dr. H. II. Mitchell summoned. lie
found Harrigan suffering from conclusion
of the brain. He is doing well and will
soon recover.
DR. Frank {. Swartz, dentist of Ihila
delphia who has frequently visited Elkton
and had many friends here, died at his
fathers home III Washington, ID. c., on
Monday last. He had been Suffering for
over year from a tuner on his neck. Its
close proximity to the jugular vein pre-
vented its removal. He had been treated
by eminent physicians without success.
Several months before his death he spent
with his brother, physician of Harrisburg
Pa. His father holds position in the Treas
ury Department at Washington. The re-
mains We're buried on Wednesday at Nc
Neytown, Pa The deceased was a fine
in his profession. He was a nephew of
Judge James A. Lewis, of this town.
The first match game of ball this season
in Elkton was played on Saturday after
noon last at Ninsingers meadow The con,
testing clubs We're the Elkton and the
Ledger" of Newark The home nine was
as follows Arthur lsambo, catcher; Chas.
Il. Perkins, pitcher; VIM. Knight, first base
William Gilpin, second base Edward Pur-
nell, third base Harry Giles, short stop
Edward Johnson, left field; Reuben Dunbar,
right field and Scott Green, center field
The game was called after the sixth inning
of the visitors in order to permit them tc
make a train The following is the score
Eikton ............,. ..--...O | . KS
Newark ....................O | o 0 0 81
The Sunday School at Crouch Chapel
celebrated Chidren's Day on Sunday after
noon last. The exercises included sin gine
and scriptural readings by the school. Rev
j. z. Otis and Messrs. George Johnston ant
Edwin V. IIinchliffe delivered addresses
The latter also presided at the organ ant
the Misses Lodge. Little Miss Molli,
Crouch sang two solos very sweetly Misses
Grace Wells and Addie Brown sang "A due
and these young ladies with Mr. f. V
iIiuchlitfe rendered another selection. The
exercises were of an interesting char.lcte
and the occasion an enjoyable one to al
present.
The following is from the Washington
correspondence of the Baltimore sun O
Tuesday last: "Wm. j. Donnel and Mar,
y. DOnnell, admiuistraJrix of Il. l.. Gully
estate, entered suit today against the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. The dec
laration sets out that Mary y. DonnelI ha
qualified as administrative of H. T. Gull.
in the Orphan 5 Court Of Cecil county, Md
and that in July, 1886, X. + Gully was a.
employe in the city Of Washington of TIA
Western Union Telegraph Company as
lineman, and as such was under the dreC
ton and subject to the orders of certai
superior fellow-employers, and was by ther
required to detaCh certain wires from a pol
forty feet high on + and Second street
northwest, and while doing 50 was, withou
his own negligence or fault, violently pre-
cipitated to the ground by the fall of til
pole, which was rotten, and he was so il
jured that he died Immediately And tn
plaintiff claims SO, 900 damages"